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Biography information for Lord Laird

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<p>The normal criteria for recognition of a nation or state are set out in the Written
Answer by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
on 16 November 1989, House of Commons Hansard Official Report, Column 494, noted below
for ease of reference:</p><p>“The normal criteria that we apply for recognition as
a state are that it should have, and seem likely to continue to have, a clearly defined
territory with a population, a Government who are able of themselves to exercise effective
control of that territory, and independence in their external relations. Other factors,
including some United Nations resolutions, may also be relevant.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p>

<p>The definition of a war crime is set out in the International Criminal Court Act
2001, section 50 and Schedule 8 (which sets out the terms of Article 8.2 of the Statute
of the International Criminal Court).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>